It is through the process of documentary that​our mundane stories become profound.

Indrani Kopal

Indrani Kopal is an Internationally recognized award-winning filmmaker and a Fulbright Scholar. Her documentary “The Game Changer” was screened at 17 international festivals and won multiple awards. She recently premiered her personal feature documentary film - "Incarcerated Rhythm" in Harlem, New York and currently in post-production of “Phos Graphis: Ismail Hashim”, a feature length documentary that explores the sensibility, temperament and aesthetics of the acclaimed Malaysian photographer Ismail Hashim. She is also a Film Lecturer in the School of Media and Communication at Taylor’s University, Subang Jaya, Malaysia. Her primary research interests focus on documentary filmmaking and in particular the use of first-person narrative to empower the story protagonist. Other research interests include biographical films as cultural memory and national identity.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

​​I would like to sincerely acknowledge all the support, collaboration and mentorship from the following individuals who have all influenced in my personal growth, my filmmaking career and shaped my values through various personal and professional connections. I wouldn't have come this far without all of you, thank you so very much from the core of my heart:-